Scotch Whisky reviews

I have tried four Ledaig 2005 so far, with mixed results. The best by far was the Smoking Buffalo 4 that was released early last year in Belgium. This new one has only just hit the market, bottled by…

The Longmorn 15 has something of a cult following ever since the distillery did away with their 15 year old in favour of a 16 year old. I’ve never tried the 16 yo, but I’m told by more than a few people…

You can find the Convalmore Distillery (closed since 1985) on the outskirts of Dufftown. The warehouses are currently being used by Williams Grants & Sons for maturing Glenfiddich and Balvenie whisky.…

Laphroaig 10yo CS 56.3% b 002 Dec.10 I bought and opened this bottle in December of 2011. I decanted it to a smaller bottle in June 8, 2012 and then again to an even smaller bottle on July 13, 2012. I…

Laphroaig 10yo Cask Strength 57.8% batch 001 Feb.09 OBI opened this bottle on 11/24/2010. I eventually decanted it in to a 200mL bottle on 4/6/2012. That 200mL bottle has been half full for 6 months now…

Laphroaig 10yo CS 57.2% b 005 Feb. 13: bought 10/12/2013; opened 11/22/2013Nose: Peat, sweet, and subtle. This has many shared characteristics with batch 004, but with a little more liquorish. This also…

Laphroaig 10yo CS 58.6% b 004 Jan.12 I opened this guy on July 13th of 2013. I decanted a 200mL bottle the day I opened it. I have now tasted it on six occasions the last being from the decanted bottle…